Commitment Workshop Round-Up

Over the past month, we brought together nearly 100 senior leaders from member organisations for a series of commitment workshops, designed to help shape organisational pledges for the Global Summit for Eye Health. 

These workshops created a valuable space for members to explore what meaningful commitments could look like within their organisations, and to discuss the opportunities, challenges and practical steps needed to formalise their pledges.  

A huge thank you to the members who led and facilitated these workshops: 

• Amanda Davis, Director of Strategic Initiatives, The Fred Hollows Foundation; Global Summit Political & Institutional Engagement Group Chair 
• K-T Overbey, CEO, Cure Blindness Project; Global Summit Programme Committee Chair; IAPB Board Member 
• Jeff Todd, CEO & President, Prevent Blindness, IAPB North America Regional Chair 
• Nitin Verma, Vision 2030 and Beyond and the Global Health Committee Chair, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists; IAPB Board Member 
• Rohit Khanna, Network Director, Public Health Unit, L V Prasad Eye Institute; IAPB South East Asia Regional Chair 
• Valeria Sanchez-Huerta, CEO, Asociación Para Evitar la Ceguera en México; IAPB Latin America Regional Chair 

A commitment is a formal public pledge made by a government, organisation, business or international institution to take specific action, allocate resources, or achieve measurable targets in support of our shared goal: ending avoidable sight loss. 

Commitments from across governments, the eye health sector and the private sector will be among the most important outcomes of the Summit. They demonstrate a united global voice and reinforce that eye health is a shared priority that requires coordinated, collective action. 

All commitments submitted through the official commitment portal will be published in a formal document and presented at the Global Summit. 

We encourage all members to make an organisational commitment. To support this process, commitments can be guided by the Summit’s Policy Framework and the six Accelerators outlined in the Value of Vision report. Click here to download: https://www.iapb.world/value_of_vision_tools_and_resources 

Attached is the updated Global Summit for Eye Health Commitment Guidance. 

Eye Health Sector Commitment Guidance 2026.pdf 

The workshops will continue through upcoming in-person regional meetings, and members can also arrange one-to-one support to help develop and formalise their commitments. 

Submit your commitment via the online submission form: https://iapb.knack.com/globalsummitforeyehealth#commitments/ 

Deadline: World Sight Day, 8 October 2026. 

If you have any questions or would like to arrange a one-to-one discussion, please contact Rachael Bourke, IAPB Senior Membership Manager rachael@eyehealthsummit.org or Junu Shrestha, IAPB Senior Advocacy & Policy Manager jshrestha@iapb.org    

If you are interested in supporting activities in the lead up to the Summit, please complete this short questionnaire: Global Summit for Eye Health – Member Engagement – Fill in form